13th September 2005, 01:50 PM
Barring many months spent in tends, my worst was a garden shed in a hamlet near John O'Groats. I woke up there on the morning of my 21st birthday, to find frost settling on the outside of my sleeping-bag and snow outside - in September!
Mind you, that was a student training dig circa 1982 or 83. I have seen one or two other horrors (the traditional derelict house etc), but most of the digs I worked on used holiday cottages/chalets etc.
The tradition of providing accommodation dates back to the old pre-PPG16 days of 'volunteer' workforces coming from all over the country. Most units nowadays will assume that their staff can accommodate themselves if the site is within commuting distance of the unit's offices, but if not they ought to provide something better than the old dig hostels.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Mind you, that was a student training dig circa 1982 or 83. I have seen one or two other horrors (the traditional derelict house etc), but most of the digs I worked on used holiday cottages/chalets etc.
The tradition of providing accommodation dates back to the old pre-PPG16 days of 'volunteer' workforces coming from all over the country. Most units nowadays will assume that their staff can accommodate themselves if the site is within commuting distance of the unit's offices, but if not they ought to provide something better than the old dig hostels.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished